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Prof. Claude Abbou is the winner of the first John Wickham Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to robotic surgery. The prize was awarded in Marseille, at the 15th Annual EAU Robotic Urology Section meeting, ERUS18. The award was presented by...

The fifteenth annual meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section is taking place this September in Marseille, on France’s Mediterranean coast. We spoke to Dr. Jochen Walz (Marseille, FR), chairman of the ERUS18 Local Organising Committee and de facto...

The fourteenth meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section in Bruges, Belgium represented an informal 10th anniversary: a return to Belgium where the first meeting of an independent ERUS took place. The scope and scale of the meeting was...

On the second day of ERUS16, the first of the regular scientific programme, some the leading opinion makers offered their insights to the 750 delegates. Following the mandatory (as per the EAU Policy on Live Surgery) review of the...

ERUS16 kicked off with a special four-hour programme, intended to offer beginning urologists the relevant information to help them in their careers. For the first time in the six years, the Junior ERUS – Young Academic Urologists’ Meeting included...

Preparations are being made for ERUS16, the 13th Meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section. With the closing of abstract submissions, the scientific programme is being finalised and speakers are preparing for their talks. ERUS16 kicks off on September 14...

For three days this summer, Milan, city of cuisine, fashion, and technological innovation, will host the EAU Robotic Urology Section for its annual meeting. We spoke to Prof. Montorsi (Milan, IT) on behalf of the local organising committee and...

On October 26th, at exactly 10am Central European Time, a 24-hour chain of surgical procedures will be performed across the planet. The 2nd Worldwide Live Robotic Surgery 24-Hour Event (WRSE24) will incorporate 12 of the worlds’ leading robotic centres...

On the third and final day of ERUS15 in Bilbao, we look back at a successful meeting with the Head of the Local Organising Committee, Dr. José Pereira Arias. “The meeting has been a great success so far. With...

While Dr. Jose Pereira Arias was joking this morning when he positioned Bilbao at the centre of the world, it certainly was the centre of the world of robotic surgery with three live surgery sessions, featuring six surgeons and...

The first day of the three-day meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS) gave special attention to the needs of young urologists. This included opportunities for hands-on training and ESU courses, but is exemplified by the special scientific...

The 12th Meeting of the EAU Robotic Urology Section, ERUS opened its doors in Bilbao on Tuesday, September 15th. A large part of the first day’s programme involved the European School of Urology’s educational programmes, including intensive courses and...